BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 15. About 1.6 million tons of products were transported through Parviz Khan Customs in Kermanshah province in western Iran during 3 months of the current Iranian year (from March 20 through June 20, 2024), the Director General of Parviz Khan Customs Office Reza Ghorbani said, Trend reports
According to him, the largest amount of goods in Iran has been transported through this customs office within 3 months.
Ghorbani noted that 680,000 tons of products worth $264 million were exported to Iraq through Parviz Khan Customs during the mentioned period.
The official stated that an average of 2,000 trucks are loaded and unloaded daily for the export and transit of products.
Meanwhile, 5.5 million tons of products were transited through Iran during 3 months. The transit increased by 55 percent compared to the same period last year (from March 21 through June 21, 2023).
To note, Iran is located on several international transit routes (North-South International Corridor, East-West International Corridor). It should be added that the infrastructure on the section of these routes passing through Iran is insufficient, transit through them is not considered safe by international freight companies, and international sanctions have been imposed against Iran. Therefore, international companies are not interested in transiting through Iran.
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